EUobserver

Where did all the money from the EU to Turkey go?

Published by Hurriyet on Tue, 07/04/2017 - 00:01

A recent article in the Brussels-based online newspaper EUobserver reads almost like a joke, except that there is not much to joke about in this instance. According an unnamed spokesperson for the European Commission, the EU has extended nearly one billion euros in funds to Turkey since 2007 in order "to support the rule of law, civil society, fundamental rights, democracy and governance."